Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
|  | Intervention group (N = 100) | Comparison group (N = 100) | Test value | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuous | |||||
 Variables | |||||
  Age | |||||
   Mean (SD) | 43.9 (8.88) | 43.6 (9.11) | t = 0.28 | − 2.15, 2.87 | 0 .78 |
  Experience | |||||
   Mean (SD) | 19.6 (9.66) | 19.0 (9.81) | t = 0.44 | −2.11, 3.33 | 0.66 |
Categorical | |||||
 Variables | |||||
  Sex, n(%) | |||||
   Female | 96 (96) | 98 (98) | χ 2 = 0.69 |  | 0.68* |
   Male | 4 (4) | 2 (2) |  |  |  |
  Professional rank, n(%) | |||||
   Nursing Officer | 18 (40) | 21 (42) | χ 2 = 1.76 |  | 0.78 |
   Senior Nursing Officer | 22 (40) | 21 (21) |  |  |  |
   Principal Nursing Officer | 22 (22) | 19 (19) |  |  |  |
   Assistant Chief Nursing Officer | 5 (5) | 9 (9) |  |  |  |
   Chief Nursing Officer | 33 (60) | 30 (58) |  |  |  |
  Marital status, n(%) | |||||
   Married | 90 (90) | 93 (93) | χ 2 = 0.58 |  | 0.45 |
   Unmarried | 10 (10) | 7 (7) |  |  |  |